SF Police Oversight Must Rein in Disreputable Officers

It is time for the San Francisco police oversight department to investigate San Francisco officers using vulgar language and making racist comments on social media. SFPD ... Read More

Looking at this photo might be as close as you get to hugging someone until the pandemic is over. Photo: Pexels

Coastal Commuter

A year without hugs

Thoughts for a pandemic Valentine’s Day

By Michael Snyder

We’ve seen a lot written and said about the impact of the pandemic on society, the economy, and personal welfare. People have lost their jobs, lost their homes, and in the very ... Read More

Real Estate

Real estate’s new normal

The housing market looks ready for a big 2021

By Garey De Martini

The new year is well upon us, and thankfully 2020 is now long gone. Of course, there will be carryover — many of the challenges we faced in 2020 are still unfortunately much a p... Read More

News Briefs

MUNI route updates

On Jan. 23, Muni announced some permanent and temporary changes to its routes and services as it continues to try to work its way out of the pandemic disruption. From shortened ro... Read More

News Briefs

New life in local business

Despite a pandemic year that was a terrible blow to many small businesses, signs of life have sprung up on San Francisco’s Northside even in these tough times. In addition to Lu... Read More

News Briefs

Crime updates

Automobile burglaries took a dramatic turn downward to start the year. For the week of Jan. 4–10, 2021, there were 37 auto burglaries in the area covered by Northern Station, fo... Read More

News Briefs

Weiner takes another swing at housing density

State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 10, his latest attempt at getting the state to address its housing shortage by allowing increased density. According... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and figures

$1.25 million: Remaining amount needed to finish the creation of Francisco Park, according to the Francisco Park Conservancy . . . 2 pizzas and 2 pints of ice cream: part of the $... Read More

Add whatever you like to your crab Louie salad. Photo: Susan Dyer ReynoLds

La Deliziosa Vita

Dungeness crab has finally arrived

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Every year for Christmas Eve, I make my mom’s Rhode Island clam chowder and a big crab Louie with fresh, sweet Dungeness crab. This year, however, I served the chowder alongside... Read More

MomSense

Finding hope in 2021

By Liz Farrell

It didn’t take long for the start of 2021 to feel like a rinse and repeat of 2020, between surging Covid numbers and the insurrection at the Capitol — and that was just the fi... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Kevin McCarthy

Hardcover Fiction 1. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell 2. The Midnight Library: A Novel, by Matt Haig 3. Anxious People: A Novel, by Fredrik Backman Hardcover Nonficti... Read More

Ice Fishing, Catskills, New York Photo: Margaret Cheatham Williams

Art World

Award-winning photographer opens gallery on Sacramento Street

By Sharon Anderson

“I have faith that art is unwavering — and ‘essential’ — the word of 2020!”— Margaret Cheatham Williams Opening a gallery in 2021 is indeed a bold leap of faith. ... Read More

Wine World

Fun wines for Valentine’s Day

By Lynette Majer

While we brainstormed topics for this month, our film writer, Michael Snyder, commented that there had been precious few good romantic movies in the past four years, musing whethe... Read More

Christopher Elbow offers artful chocolate gifts. Photo: facebook.com/elbowchocolates

Modern Eating

Go virtual this Valentine’s Day

Cooking classes and more to inspire your at-home celebration

By Julie Mitchell

While some think that Valentine’s Day is a “throwaway” holiday, true romantics like to shower their sweethearts with chocolate, flowers, and intimate dinners or weekend geta... Read More

Gov. Gavin Newsom at the site of the September North Complex Fire. Photo: Office of the Governor of California

Politics as Usual

The trials of Gavin

Local boy makes good — then hits turbulence

By John Zipperer

In Nov. 2018, Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, a liberal Democrat winning with a landslide 24-point margin in one of the bluest states in the Union. It was as if h... Read More

Issue February 2021